Microsoft adds cheaper variant of Core i7 model to Surface Pro 3 lineup

From CNET: Consumers eying one of Microsoft's Surface 3 Pro tablets have a new option.

Over the weekend, Microsoft added a sixth variant to its Surface Pro 3 lineup. The new one features a 1.7GHz Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB of memory and offers 128GB of onboard storage. The change comes in the...

Turtle Beach Impact 700 Review

If you have watched Top Gear episodes produced near Christmas, you would have seen the part of the show where they pull out bad gift ideas rather than doing the news. These products they produce include anything somewhat related to motoring as a whole. Among these gifts are a multitude of basic products branded by random car manufacturers like Ferrari and Lamborghini, like T-shirts, leather jackets, baby clothing, mugs, or spoons. Most of these...

Inateck MP1320 Hipster MacBook Pro Sleeve | Lounge

If you have been following APH Networks for a while, you may have realized quite a number of the staff team are avid Lenovo ThinkPad users. In the introduction of my G.Skill F3-8500CL7D-8GBSQ 2x4GB review back in December 2009, I said the ThinkPad brand was strong in "progressive refinement, subtle beauty, pride, and tradition". Furthermore, I said ThinkPads were the ultimate 'sleeper' device in the midst of frequently stolen Apple MacBook Pro...

Cisco warns of default SSH keys shipped in three products

From ComputerWorld: Cisco Systems said Thursday it released a patch for three products that shipped with default encryption keys, posing a risk that an attacker with the keys could decrypt data traffic.

The products are Cisco's Web Security Virtual Appliance, Email Security Virtual Appliance and...

5G networks look to new frequencies to deliver gigabit speeds

From InfoWorld: If operators are to build 5G mobile networks with download speeds at 10Gbps and above, they are going to need a lot more spectrum -- but getting it won't be easy.

The amount of spectrum allocated to 5G will determine how fast networks based on the technology will eventually become...

Foxconn's CEO backpedals on robot takeover at factories

From PC World: Foxconn Technology Group’s plan for a “robot army” won’t come as quickly as originally anticipated, according to its CEO.

For years now, the iPhone manufacturer has been talking about using robots to do some of the jobs done by humans at its factories. Back in February, CEO Terry Gou...

Latest Windows 10 Mobile preview offers more features and bugs

From CNET: Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview build that adds new features, fixes previous glitches but adds some new bugs of its own.

Rolled out on Thursday, Windows 10 Mobile Build 10149 is the latest preview edition for Windows Insiders. To elicit feedback from the user...

Samsung sneakily disables Windows Update on some PCs

From PC World: Samsung has allegedly been disabling Windows Update on some computers, so as not to interfere with its own update tool.

The bad behavior was discovered by Patrick Barker, a Microsoft MVP who was researching the issue for another user. While analyzing the user’s system registry...

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